Chapter 90: Convergence
Zhang Heng's two shots still had a certain effect, at least slowing down the advance speed of the two monsters, after losing the commander, they were obviously a little uncomfortable, although they were still rushing to this side, but the speed involuntarily slowed down a little.
This is also human nature, although they are monsters, they are not completely brainless zombies, seeing how Zhang Heng killed before, in addition to the death of the sacrifice and the farmer who was shot in the leg on the side of the road and kept wailing, he would have some scruples in his heart.
As for the person led by the third priest because of the distance, Zhang Heng was not too worried.
He slipped his rifle back into his backpack after hitting the target, and quickly left the two farmhouses.
Zhang Heng did not immediately go to meet with Fabricott, but went around most of the circle, confirming that he had thrown off all the monsters behind him, and then turned his head to the place where Fabricott was.
After such a period of time, Zhang Heng didn't know where Fabricot had gone, he didn't even know if Fabricott had been caught, and if the latter really carried it like this, there was nothing he could do, after all, he had already done everything he could.
Zhang Heng could only grope in the agreed direction, and at the same time, he also noticed that the monsters behind him did not give up searching, but now the two sides were far away, and the scope of this swamp was also very wide.
Even with the manpower of those monsters, it was difficult to search for them in a short period of time, and Zhang Heng consciously led them in other directions, so he still had a lot of time to move as long as he was careful.
So I finally had time to listen to the young traveler tell about what he had seen and heard in the past half a day, of course, provided that Zhang Heng found Fabricott first.
In addition, Zhang Heng also took this opportunity to check the necklace he caught halfway, he didn't have time to take a closer look because he was busy fighting, but he found that its material was a little strange, and it was determined that it should be the same material as the gold crown worn on the head of the sacrifice, but the workmanship of the latter looked more complicated and exquisite.
In contrast, this necklace is much simpler, although there are also reliefs on it, but it is just some very abstract symbols, among which Zhang Heng can barely make out only water (or life) and the ocean and fish, in addition to the necklace close to the skin will bring a cold feeling.
If it's summer, it's probably quite comfortable to wear, and of course, like its owner, this necklace also exudes an indescribable evil and weirdness, like a rattlesnake hiding under a stone slab.
Zhang Heng confirmed that he could no longer read any information from it, so he stuffed it into the backpack behind him, and continued to look for the trace of Fabricott.
The ruined spire of the church towered in the darkness in the distance, and on the other hand was the huge shadow of the breakwater, on which some figures stood faintly, at first Zhang Heng thought that they were tiptoeing there to find traces of him and Fabricott, but after looking at it for a while, he found that it did not seem to be like this.
They seemed to be facing away from Zhang Heng, facing the direction of the sea, or rather the black reef, I don't know what they were looking forward to, and at the same time Zhang Heng noticed that the disgusting smell of the wind blowing from the sea was even heavier, at first Zhang Heng even mistakenly thought that another enemy was approaching, but then he realized that it was the wind itself.
Zhang Heng had a hunch that something would happen on the black reef, and this matter seemed to be related to him.
However, it is imperative to find out what is happening in the town before deciding on the next move.
Zhang Hengfu lowered his body, trying to hide himself behind the wild grass, while paying attention to the movement from all sides, he spent about an hour, and at the same time turned on the pocket flashlight from time to time, trying to identify the footprints left on the soil, as early as when he went downstairs to eat with the young traveler, Zhang Heng deliberately picked some muddy sections, from which you can see the shoe prints left by Fabricott.
And in the end, Zhang Heng also relied on this shoe print to find the young traveler, Fabricott hid next to an abandoned railway track, Zhang Heng thought he had hung up when he first saw him.
Because his body was motionless and looked like a corpse.
But when Zhang Heng got closer, he found that Fabricott's breathing was still very steady, and he was just scared and fainted.
Zhang Heng shook his body and woke Fabricott from his nightmare.
The latter almost subconsciously screamed out when he opened his eyes, but fortunately, Zhang Heng's movements were fast enough to cover his mouth before he could speak.
When he saw the appearance of the person in front of him, Fabricott was surprised and delighted, "You're back?" ”
"Well, how do you sleep here?" Zhang Heng asked, "And it also deviated from the route we agreed on before." ”
"After we separated, I kept running in the direction you said at first, but then I ran into a group of monsters, and I had to change my route slightly in order to avoid them, and I wanted to go back, but then I met another group of monsters, so I had to hide in the railway tunnel for the time being, and what I didn't expect was that they jumped over my head one after another."
As if recalling the horrible scene, Fabriccott said with a look of horror on his face as he spoke, "God, they were so close to me, so close that I could see the scales on them, I was so frightened that I didn't even think I would see you, if one of them looked down at me I would be finished." ”
"So it seems like you're in luck." Hearing this, Zhang Heng also sat down beside Fabricott, "Now, can you tell me about the things in the town?" ”
"Of course, I'm sorry, and please forgive me for my caution, because the story that happened here is so ridiculous, and it's ......" Fabricott hesitated again, "Do you know that there are only two buses here that are connected to the outside world, I came here on the morning bus, I didn't see you on the bus at the time, I don't know where you came from, and the people in Newburyport say that no other strangers usually come here." ”
"I'm from Arkham," Zhang Heng told the lie quietly, "...... Ordered to investigate what happened here. ”
"Ah, are you a detective? No wonder you're so good at it. Hearing this, Fabricott suddenly realized, and then his face showed a look of remorse, "So the above also noticed the abnormality here, too, there are already a lot of legends about this place, but I really didn't expect those legends to be true, I should have told you everything I knew earlier, Mr. Detective." ”